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Goshen Family Camp & Merit Badge Make-ups

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New for one time only, Goshen Scout Reservation will be offering merit badge make-ups alongside favorite Labor Day Family Camp activities, like boating, swimming, hiking, archery, and the Giant Swing.

Bring your partial merit badge records and finish up your merit badges from the summer with the Goshen camp staff. We will have counselors from a selection of merit badges. The list of available badges is included on the Family Camp program schedule. Other badges not on the list may be requested based on the availability of counselors. Scouts wanting to make up badges should request them as part of their registration.

Merit badge make-ups is for finishing partial badges only. Scouts will not be able to start new merit badges during this event.

Goshen’s Labor Day Family Camp, September 2-5, is open to all scouting families and has activities for all ages. The program format is open program. During the hours of program, you and your family can show up to any of the program areas and take part in the unstructured activities – whether that be boating around the lake or testing your skill in archery. There are also opportunities to go on hikes to two of Goshen’s most popular spots – the Swimming Hole at the river and Viewing Rock with a magnificent view of the lake.

All camping and activities for the weekend will take place at Camp Olmsted. Learn more and register at www.gotogoshen.org/family-camp

Test Your Orienteering Skills in Maryland

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Troops & Venturing units are challenged to test (and learn!) map skills at the 46th Annual Maryland Scout Orienteering Day at Broad Creek Scout Res. 35 miles north of Balto. on Sat., Oct. 22. The event cost is $4.00 (patch, 3 color maps, more) plus $2/person/night if camping.

Last year’s saw 45 units with 20 from #myNCAC with typical great results (top 3 troops (111, 439, 647), older category top 3 (647’s Zack Sheehey-Alex Goodell won), & advanced winner Joey Hastings, 1321.)

Come for the day, or camp one or two nights. No Cubs, no Webelos. Self-guided map instruction starts off the day, designed for beginners to this forest navigation map sport. Register at https://scoutingevent.com/220-22orienteering by Oct. 16.

Troop 1920’s three new Eagles, and its’ Significant Number

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On February 1, 2019, girls were officially allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouts BSA program.

Since then, there have been 3 female eagle scouts in the Seneca District and all 3 of them have come from our troop!

For our troop, we chose troop number 1920 because it was the year women got the right to vote in the US, and as a brand new girl’s troop, we thought it was only fitting.

These 3 scouts, Bethany Hurt, Elora West, and Samantha Vidas have just been awarded their Eagle awards and we couldn’t be more proud!

They have done so much for our troop and the people around them from teaching another scout the square knot, to being senior patrol leaders. We are so proud of everything they’ve done and we hope they continue to help people in their daily lives as adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCAC Sporting Clays Shoot

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YOU are INVITED to the NCAC Sporting Clays Shoot on September 16, 2022. Come out and test your marksmanship! Teams will compete for the top spot at the inaugural NCAC Sporting Clays Shoot.

See the attached flyer for details — and share with friends and Scouters!

This event is open to all adults and will be held at the premier Prince George’s County Trap & Skeet Center, 10400 Good Luck Rd, Glenn Dale, MD.

A Scout is…Creative!

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Scout creativity was on full display in Michael’s Woodshop during Camp William B. Snyder’s second annual Scout Specialty Week. Among the wide variety of merit badge offerings, Michael’s Woodshop offered the Woodwork Merit Badge, a challenging merit badge requiring extended sessions throughout the week. Scouts learned about lumber, shop safety, first aid and tool sharpening. To demonstrate the use of different tools, cuts and joints, Scouts created three projects including a toolbox, a wooden mallet and a cell phone stand. The real fun began when they designed and built their own projects. The results were amazing!

The classes during the merit badge week were led by a group of highly skilled woodshop volunteers. It was a very successful week with 15 Woodwork Merit Badges earned! To see more of the fun activities during the week, go to the Woodshop Activity Slideshows section of our webpage where you can view our latest addition Scout Specialty Week 2022.

Michael’s Woodshop operates year-round and is a great venue for Scouts of all ages to create and learn. We are able to offer Woodwork Merit Badge classes and many other programs through the time, talent and hard work of our dedicated volunteers.

If you enjoy being in a wood shop and like to teach and guide youth, please consider joining the Michael’s Woodshop Team. There are roles available for both adult and youth volunteers; from novices to experienced woodworkers. It is a truly rewarding role.

Please visit the Michael’s Woodshop webpage for more information about volunteering, upcoming events or for information about reserving the shop. If you have questions or would like additional information, please email the volunteer team at MichaelsWoodshop.CWBS@gmail.com

The 32nd Annual V3 HIKE-O-REE

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The 32nd Annual V3 (originally named for Venturing, Varsity, and Venture) Hike-o-ree will be held October 28-30, 2022, at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center, Front Royal, VA. Registration is limited to trail capacities of the fifteen trails. The Hike-o-ree is open to all Venturing Crews, Sea Scout Ships, and Scouts BSA Troops. Units must form trail crews consisting of no more than 12 members, including at least two adults. If a unit has more than 12 simply form another crew (with proper adult leadership). The minimum age to participate is 13.

BSA units will need to comply with the Guide to Safe Scouting, etc., and meet the safety requirements therein. All BSA Scouts and Scouters that hike must bring a current BSA Annual Health and Medical Record, parts A, and B, and meet the weight limits on part C.

Trail crews will be assigned a hike based on the preferences indicated in their registration. All hikes are approximately ten miles in length and range in difficulty from moderate (1500 foot change in elevation) to super strenuous (2600 foot change in elevation). Other Hike-o-ree activities include a Friday night opening rally, a Saturday night High Adventure Rally, and a service project on Sunday morning. Crews receive their Hike-o-ree t-shirts Saturday night.

The Hike-o-ree is intended to be an introduction to backpacking and shakedown. Therefore, camping at the 4-H Center is BACKPACKING style using ONLY backpacking equipment. Bring ONLY what you can carry in your backpack. Come prepared to cook outdoors; bring a trail tarp. Do not bring chuck boxes, coolers, Dutch ovens, propane tanks, camp lanterns, etc.!!

Registration on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS begins on September 1, 2022, on the BSA National Capital Area Council website.

Unit deposit is required to reserve a particular hike not later than October 7, 2022. After you register for a hike and pay your deposit, you will be sent a confirmation email with the leader’s package and detailed information about the hike you have selected.

Because of the lead-time required to produce the t-shirts, the final date to provide shirt numbers and sizes (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) is October 14. NO ADDITIONAL ORDERS CAN BE TAKEN AFTER THAT DATE. Submit payment and final shirt orders online on BSA National Capital Area Council website.

The cost of the Hike-o-ree is $30.00 per participant.

For additional information contact:
Joe Flaig, (703) 250-9791 (H), jwflaig@aol.com
Dominick Caridi, (703) 625-4196, dscscouting@aol.com

Learn more about the hikes